Long overdue update

There has been a lot going on here, but then...its New York City! Of course its busy! lol. Cam and I are trying to settle into our apartment, but its difficult when you have no stuff. We are anxiously awaiting the day our things arrive.

Cam adores his job, he says "they will have to pry this job from my cold, dead fingers!" We've had the privilege of seeing most of the shows at BAM. Some of them are a little strange...but others have absolutely blown my mind! Its such an incredible experience to be exposed to so much culture.

I'm working on getting my PT studying done and I'm getting close. I have built a website, blog, and forum for a fitness/weight-loss competition and am hoping to kick it off the first of the year. www.readysetlose.com It's going to be tons of fun and the winner gets a great prize! Plus, proceeds from the entry fees will be donated to the American Diabetes Association. Check out the website, I worked really hard on it!

We are stoked for Thanksgiving this year...WE ARE GOING TO THE MACY'S DAY PARADE!!!!! Woot! Woot! My mom has decided to come out for the holiday and we are so excited to have our first visitor to show around. We welcome all visitors!

We LOVE New York!

Officially a published writer!!!

I had my first article published today! Horray!! I reviewed a show at BAM called Brooklyn Omnibus, it was great. Here's the link if you want to read it. :) Brooklyn Omnibus

Soon to be published

So, along with being a singer/actress, it may not be widely known that I am also an aspiring writer. I wanted to get my degree in either Musical Theatre or Creative Writing, but I'm somewhat close with English Lit. Anyway, since we got NY I have been feverishly applying for jobs. Unfortunately, my experience outside of theatre is pretty limited, and even that genre is very limited for the business in NYC. Along the way I started sending my writing to some online magazines and blogs, some paying and some not. Even if I was able to contribute to one that does not pay, it builds my portfolio and gets me the title "published author."


Recently I was contacted by a brand new blog/online magazine specializing in the arts/fashion/etc. Its actually a collaborative community as well, with the group members teaming up to create more than just an article, but an entire project. The founder had some really amazing aspirations for the site and its contributors, eventually it will jump off the pages into real life. I'll leave the details to when it actually comes to fruition. Anyway, he contacted me today and asked me to join the team!!!! I am SO EXCITED!!! I'll be writing about many different things however, the biggest part of my contribution will be two series. One is discovering new artists, mostly from street performers. I'll hook up with one of the photographers and write articles about new and interesting artists who are overlooked and just need a little exposure. The second is following my progression into the theatre business here in NY. I'll write about my experiences and hopefully guide other hopefuls, who are as clueless as I am right now, in the right direction.

I'll let you know when my first piece is published! But you can check out the blog at http://boywithstick.com/. I've been impressed with the writing, especially from the founder. I can't wait to be a part of it!

NYC is AWESOME!!!

We finally found a place this week. What an ordeal! We are excited though. It is a cute studio on 77th, upper east side. Its a 5th floor walk up, so we'll definitely lose some weight...but its a really good size and the rent is FANTASTIC for NY. :) Cam started his new job and he is loving it! I've met his boss and he is a really cool guy. They have some really great events there and I get to go to most of them for free. Yay!This includes the NY auditions of So You Think You Can Dance!

Living area from kitchen

kitchen from back wall

Closer view of kitchen

Bathroom, with skylight :)

Lots of storage :)

I'll post more pictures when we get it furnished and stuff. We absolutely adore NY. I keep pinching myself to see if this is real. The other day I was studying and I started laughing because I was doing such an everyday thing. Usually when I'm in NY I'm running around trying to fit in as much as possible but now...I do everyday thing. I have to fight with the impulse to feel like I'm not wasting my short amount of time here. lol.
The other day we walked down to Greenwhich Village and went to the building where they filmed the exterior shots for the television show FRIENDS. The little cafe at the bottom was used in the final scene of the movie Reservations.

I'm creating a bucket list of things we need to do here so that we don't turn into those people who live in NYC and never experience it. lol. Hopefully, we'll go to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty in a couple of weeks.

We welcome all to come and visit!!!!!

Oh sweet mystery...

Well, I went in for my laparoscopy yesterday. I got all prepped, wheeled in to the OR, and put to sleep. Next thing I knew, I was waking up with a killer sore throat and am being told they were unable to intibate me. For some reason they were unable to see into my trachea to get the breathing tube into the right place. I was heartbroken. So Cam took me home to recover from the anesthetic. Dealing with that recovery without the results made it so not worth it. Ugh. I also had to deal with feeling as though I had swallowed rocks. My throat is pretty shredded, but luckily nowhere near my vocal chords.

I don't know why it didn't work out, and the Lord did not have an exact answer for me. However,  in a blessing the Lord told us that this was not the time, that we needed to focus on our move and that when we have insurance again, we would find the doctor that was waiting to help us.

Anyway, we had the most incredible thing happen Tuesday. We are selling off almost everything, because it will be much much easier to start over there. Especially since we have know idea what size or layout our place will be. A couple came to pick up our end tables and they made a comment about how our underground storage unit reminded them of New York. I asked them if that was where they were from. Turned out, they had just moved here from NYC! We talked to them for the next hour and they told us sooooooooooooooooo much helpful stuff. They helped us realize that we need to hire movers and fly out there. Its a long long explanation, but trust me, its what we need to do. Anyway, they were the sweetest couple and they offered to help us with anything we need. They emailed us so we would have their info and offered again to help us with anything we needed. They also intend to move back in a couple of years. I told them that when they do, they had better look us up!!! lol. It was totally heaven sent, the Lord is awesome!!

So, that's what is going on with us. We will be flying out to NYC on the 1st or 2nd-ish. That will give us a week to apt hunt before Cam starts his new job. Turns out that living in a hotel for the last three months will allow us to stay in a hotel for free in NY for a week while we look for a place. :)

We expect everyone to come visit! We can't wait to be New Yorkers!!!

Start spreading the news!!!!!!

Attention!!!!!! Cameron and I have had a dream come true!!!

We are moving to New York City at the end of September. We are sooooooooooo excited!

The above picture is of the Brooklyn Bridge. Why, you ask? Well, I will tell you. Cameron has been offered the job of Facilities Manager for the Brooklyn Academy of Music (It is not a school, its an event venue). He is so excited! It is an incredible job, and he is going to be so fantastically good at it. He will get to combine his two best subjects, Music and Facilities Management. They are also looking for him to work on their capital asset management, which is one of Cameron's specialties. :) They have a bunch of theatres and have some really amazing events. I've included a picture of one of their gorgeous theatres. 

Isn't it beautiful?!?! We are still in shock, its hard to believe we are being blessed with something we've wanted so much. We are now making our moving plans and apartment shopping. Cameron's last day with Cal State will be Sept. 30th and we will head out of here in the Oct. 1st. Cameron will start his new job and our new life Oct. 11th!!!! Wahoooooo! We expect everyone to come and visit!!!!

Goings on...

There has been a ton going on in our lives lately but...not really anything interesting. lol!

Cam went to NYC a week ago and interviewed with The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Madison Square Garden, and The New School. He got second interviews and was able to schedule BAM's before he left. They were ecstatic to have Cam there for an interview, telling him things like, that they felt the pieces were all falling into place for him with this position. He is expecting an offer soon. We are very very very excited! We can't wait to move out of this ridiculous hotel. :)

I went out to Utah a couple of weeks ago and spent a week with my mom and sister and cutie little nephew. Kyler is a total sweetie pie and he LOVES his aunt Lori. Mainly because I bounce him all the time. lol.

Cam and I have started geocaching lately (If you don't know about geocaching go to www.geocaching.com). It is so much fun! Like a treasure hunt. We even took a travel bug (a trinket with a registered dog tag) and transported it to a cache in Central Park. Yesterday we went to one on a look out with a beautiful view of Mt. Diablo.